Are The Fat White Family Falling Apart?

According to social media, lead guitarist and founding member Saul Adamczewski has been dropped from the band's line-up.

The guitarist made his feelings about the issue quite clear on Facebook, sending an open apology to front-man and long time friend Lias Kaci Saoudi. He claims that the pair "will always be comrades" and asked to be allowed back into the band. However after receiving no reply he seemingly gave up and went on to post that he is "looking for brass players for new band...". 

This leaves a lot of uncertainty for fans as the pair are involved in a side project band named "The Moonlandingz" (who have a debut featuring the voice of Yoko Ono on the way) and Fat White Family's eagerly anticipated second album "Songs For Our Mothers" has just been announced for release in January. The band are also currently in the midst of a European tour. Their latest single "Whitest Boy On The Beach" has received largely positive reviews and you can listen to the track here. 

Only time will reveal the fate of the band although many fans, including myself, are hoping to see Saul back in the line-up sooner rather than later.

Words: Liam Navey.

The Vaccines at Brixton Academy. 23/11/15: Live Review.

The Vaccines show Brixton Academy they've still got it with a very sweaty and loud 21 song set.

The band made a name for themselves in 2011 when they released their debut album "What Did You Expect From The Vaccines". Their second album "Come Of Age" was released in 2012 during a two year period of relentless touring. They then disappeared from the scene in 2013 and came back with their third studio album "English Graffiti" earlier this year.

The band opened the set with their first single from the third album, "Handsome" received a very warm welcome from the crowd and immediately gave a taste of what was to come. The standard pints of beer were tossed across the crowd as the strobe lights flickered and the sound of Justin Young's voice rattled through the legendary venue. The audience reacted to their most notable tracks "If You Wanna" and "Post Break Up Sex" in a way that has come to be expected (an extremely loud sing along).

It was the band's debut that received the most attention on the night, seemingly to the delight of the majority of the crowd, seven of the 21 songs on the set came from it. The gig went off without a hitch and bassist Árni Árnason was given the microphone to perform "Blow Your Mind", a B-side from 2012 just before the set was brought to a close with crowd favourite "Norgaad".

Words: Liam Navey.

FIDLAR At Kentish Town Forum. 11/11/15: Live Review.

FIDLAR stormed the stage of London's Kentish Town Forum and put on a show that was the perfect blend of comedy, chaos and fun.

The band are famous for their rowdy and hectic live performances and they certainly didn't fail to live up this reputation, opening with fan favourite "Stoked and Broke", mosh pits and crowd surfers almost immediately dominated the sold out standing area. The audience had to wait for almost a quarter of the set to pass to hear a number from their second and most recent album "Too". However, "Drone" received the same reaction as the previous 5 tried and tested tracks from their 2012 debut. 

Fans old and new were in for a real treat as the band powered through a career spanning set, even playing 2013 single "Awkward" which was released as a bonus live track to their debut several months after its release. The difference was barely noticeable though as the band's confidence throughout the whole set is a prominent and well deserved feature. They keep crowd interaction at a maximum, even encouraging those in the standing area to sit down before the drop of the closing number "Cocaine".

Words: Liam Navey.